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Craig has your midweek pick-me-up with Lenny Kaye from The Patti Smith Group

Craig has your midweek pick-me-up with Lenny Kaye from The Patti Smith Group. Lenny's new book 'Lightning Strike' looks at ten transformative moments that changed rock and roll.

Craig has your midweek pick-me-up with Lenny Kaye from The Patti Smith Group.

They chat about Lenny's new book, how he met Patti in the record shop he worked at, and what musical influences shaped their writing.

He also plays a tune for you in 'Wednesdays, I'm in Love'. Fancy requesting a song for someone or something you love this week? Perhaps there's a wedding on the cards? A friend who deserves a special shout out? Get in touch and let us know at craig@bbc.co.uk

3 hours

Music Played

  • Neneh Cherry

    Buffalo Stance

    • Now 1988 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Foals

    Wake Me Up

    • Warner.
  • Mansun

    Wide Open Space

  • Rocket From the Crypt

    On A Rope

    • Polygram TV.
  • Blackstreet

    No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)

    • MCA.
  • Baxter Dury

    D.O.A.

    • Mr Maserati 2001 to 2021.
    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

    I Wonder If I Take You Home (feat. Full Force)

    • CBS.
  • Charlotte Adig茅ry & Bolis Pupul

    Blenda

    • DEEWEE.
  • Wet Leg

    Too Late Now

  • Oasis

    Cigarettes & Alcohol

    • Creation Records.
  • Radiohead

    Follow Me Around

    • XL Recordings.
  • Aswad

    Roots Rocking

  • Prince

    When Doves Cry

    • Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
  • Penelope Isles

    Terrified

    • Which Way to Happy.
    • Bella Union.
  • Patti Smith Group

    Ain't It Strange

    • Outside Society.
    • Legacy.
    • 003.
  • Confidence Man

    Holiday

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • The Hives

    Hate To Say I Told You So

    • BURNING HEART.
  • Bassheads

    Is Anybody Out There?

    • (CD Single).
    • De Construction.
    • 1.
  • Metronomy

    It's Good To Be Back

    • Because Music.
  • Bonobo & Jordan Rakei

    Shadows

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER!.
    • Virgin.
  • Iggy Pop

    I'm Bored

    • Songs.
    • Arista.
    • 7.
  • Spiritualized

    Always Together With You

    • Fat Possum Records.
  • Super Furry Animals

    If You Don't Want Me To Destroy You

    • Creation Records.
  • Massive Attack

    Unfinished Sympathy

    • Virgin.
  • Shygirl

    Cleo

    • Because Music.
  • Kan Wakan

    No Sweat off My Back (feat. Saigo)

    • (single).
    • Murmur Music.
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Love In A Void

    • Love In A Void.
    • Sioux Records.
    • 1.
  • Killing Joke

    Change

    • Killing Joke Remasters.
    • E.G..
    • 1.
  • Stiff Little Fingers

    Straw Dogs

    • All The Best CD1.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Obongjayar

    Message In A Hammer

    • September Recordings.
  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

    • Rude Boy Arrival.
    • TELSTAR.
  • Johnny Marr

    Sensory Street

    • BMG.
  • The Umbrellas

    Lonely

    • The Umbrellas.
    • Slumberland Records LLC.
  • Remi Wolf

    Quiet On Set

    • Island Records.
  • Riton Presents Gucci Soundsystem

    Lets Stick Around (feat. Jarvis Cocker)

    • Riton Time.
  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

    • Chrysalis.
  • Ozzy Osbourne

    Crazy Train

    • The Ozzman Cometh CD1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Dec 2021 13:00